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In a very terrifying act, a 55-year-old woman was allegedly stripped and assaulted in Valtoha village of Tarn Taran after her son married a girl of the same village, against the wishes of the family.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma firmly asserts that the repeal of the Child Marriage Act would provide relief from "torture and exploitation" to women in Assam and help to end child marriage.
Justice Deepak Mishra, while writing the judgement on decriminalizing section 377 of Indian Penal Code in September 2018 quoted German writer Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe’s “I am what I am, so take me as I am”, but still Indian society has failed to consider “who they are and what they are”. Let us make it simple, we have failed and are still failing to develop an inclusive society and policy framework from the past seven decades. Though the Judgement was delivered by the apex court of the country to decrimin
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Assam for repealing the Muslims Marriages Act, accusing the ruling party of 'snatching' the 'Sharia' from them
In a step towards prohibiting child marriage in the state, Assam Cabinet on Friday (Feb 24) repealed the 'Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935'.
In a significant development, the family court in Indore has ordered a woman, who owns a beauty parlour, to pay Rs 5,000 per month as maintanence to her unemployed husband.
The parliament of Greece passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage making it the first majority Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all, following months of polarised political and public discourse.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday tabled the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly. The Bill contains the laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, live-in relationships, and related matters.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has clarified that no state government employee can enter into a second marriage without the approval of the government.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct 17) refused to recognize the right of same sex couples to enter into marriages or have civil unions and left it to the Parliament to decide the issue.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ) on Tuesday (Oct 17) welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to not legalise same sex marriages and barring couples from adoption.
"A Hindu marriage was not valid without ‘Saptapadi’ (taking rounds around the sacred fire) and other ceremonies", the Allahabad High Court observed during the hearing a case.
A Madhya Pradesh police official who was involved in the investigation into the rape case of a minor girl in Ujjain has come forward to take responsibility of the girl's medical treatment, education and marriage.
A post by a 29-year-old B.Com pass woman asking for help to choose one from 14 prospective grooms on a matrimonial site has been going viral.
The accused young man Aqib Javed first befriended a young Hindu woman, developed a relationship with her, and then later he started pressurizing her to change her religion to Islam.
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order directing the Nepal government to temporarily register marriages of same-sex couples. The single bench of Judge Til Prasad Shrestha issued an interim order.
Despite Alfia’s expressed desire to be with Akhil, the Kayamkulam Sub-Inspector and his team disregarded her wishes and forcibly took her away and was allegedly subjected to verbal abuse.
Amid the same-sex marriage controversy, Starbucks decided to release an advertisement that is seen promoting "sex change" in India.
In a maiden attempt in the country, Pune's Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra conducted a social survey, with the largest sample space recorded for the issue till date, to understand social feedback of 'Legalization of Same Sex Marriages'
Mumbai police on Tuesday (May 2) filed an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former corporator Mangesh Satamkar for allegedly raping a woman, an official said.
Stating that same-sex marriage is against the "ethics of Indian culture," Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) on Monday held a protest in Tripura's Agartala and said the outfit will orgainse similar protests nationwide.
The Bar Council of India on Sunday passed a resolution opposing the grant of legal recognition to same-sex marriages. Seeing how it is a sensitive matter involving diverse stakeholders, it should be dealt with elaborative consultation, the council said.
It should be noted that Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabhodhan Kendra, is a women’s study centre. It has been working for more than two decades in researching and understanding the vital and important issues regarding women’s status in society.
Same-Sex marriage is a topic getting discussed in India now. The Supreme Court of India is having a daily hearing on this matter. The CJI has made some comments which attracted sharp criticism from many people in society. But what is same-sex marriage? What are the pros and cons of it? What are the studies on this topic in the countries where Same-sex marriage is legal?
The special licence is aimed at facilitating the serving of liquor to guests, visitors and participants at public events at a place specified by the licensee and the licensor. So far, licences were issued only for clubs and star hotels.
Weeks after launching a massive crackdown against Child Marriage in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday (Mar 20) said that his government is committed to ending the menace by 2026.
Open debate on legalizing ‘same sex’ marriages, stakeholders consultation must precede Parliament enacting a law. Courts have no role
Several legislators in the Gujarat assembly demanded that parental approval should be made mandatory in cases of registered marriages in courts. The legislators also demanded that registered marriages must not take place outside the district.
Social media doubted whether Swara Bhasker's wedding was marriage or Mahaghatbandhan?
Assam government on Monday said that 494 persons out of 8,773 who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) cases in the state, have been convicted since 2017
Terming the institution of marriage as a " Sacramental union" social activist Rahul Easwer said that the union government has taken a right stand after it opposed the plea seeking legal recogniton of same-sex marriage.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday (Feb 17) said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people as a fallout of the ongoing drive against child marriage by the Assam govt
Swara Bhasker is known for controversies more than being an actress, an old tweet of the actress addressing her now-husband, Fahad Ahmad as bhai went viral on the internet.
Assam Police has so far arrested 2,763 persons in connection with the cases related to child marriage across the state, police said. Police have registered 4,135 cases related to child marriage.
President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Maulana Mahmood Madani on Wednesday (Feb 9) reacted to the recent crackdown on child marriages by Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government. He said that Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is trying to remove fear from people's hearts and create harmony.
Around 2,500 people have been arrested in Assam in connection with the cases related to child marriage, said Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh on Tuesday (Feb 7). Many more cases of child marriage have come to light in Assam.
Child marriages have been rampant in several districts of Assam where agreements between families of minors were used as tools to escape the law. Many more cases of child marriage have come to light in Assam.
Slamming the AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal for his "childish and foolish remark," National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ( NCPCR ) lauded the Assam govt's crackdown against child marriages in the state.
Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Saikia on Saturday (Feb 4) slammed AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal over his remarks on the ongoing crackdown against child marriage in Assam, and called him 'communal' man.
In a major crackdown against child marriages, Assam Police said that they have arrested over 2000 people. Assam DGP GP Singh said that in the last two days, police have registered over 4000 cases across different districts of the State.
Assam CM Himanta Sarma on said that the govt is firm in its resolve to end the "menace of child marriage" in the state. Urging people to cooperate in the initiative, the CM said that the action on the 4,004 registered cases would begin on Friday.
The Assam govt has decided to book men who marry girls aged below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
“We are deeply troubled to hear that girl as young as 13 are being kidnapped from their families, trafficked to locations far from their homes, made to marry men sometimes twice their age, and coerced to convert to Islam, all in violation of international human rights law,” the UN experts said.
A person's personality is heavily influenced by his or her family.
While studying nationalism and Hindu nationalism, we can't ignore Rajnarayan Basu’s thoughts on nationalism.
The formation of the state-level 'Intercaste/Interfaith Marriage - Family Coordination Committee' and then dropping the intercaste marriages out of it today, again brought the marriage system into focus.
The committee was formed to study and gather information on only interfaith marriages
World Sindhi Congress (WSC) thanked the government of the UK for putting sanctions on Mian Mithu, who has been involved with the forced conversions of Sindhi Hindu girls in Sindh. Mian Mithu was accused of forced conversions and is among the list of 30 entities sanctioned by the UK.
A total of 100 cases of forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage, and abduction of girls and women belonging to the Christian community have been reported in Pakistan between January 2019 and October 2022
The NCW said that allowing Muslims to marry at the age of puberty (around 15) "is arbitrary, irrational, discriminatory and violative of penal laws".
